permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

Also:

Hurting N.C.'s Local Food Harvest
http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/docs/Hurting%20NC%27s%20Local%20Food%20Harvest.v3.pdf

From the PDF file:

" Share CFSA’s report, Hurting NC’s Local Food Harvest, with media and 
decision makers in your community, to let them know how much is at stake 
in the fight for commonsense food safety rules."

And:

Inching Closer to a Healthy Food Safety Bill « Carolina Farm Stewardship 
Association
http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/blog/?p=209


"Work Left to Do

Here’s what still needs to be done:


1.       Keep up the pressure on the Senate.  Call NC Senators Burr and 
Hagan, and SC Senators DeMint and Graham to tell them you support the 
Sanders, Bennet, Boxer, Stabenow and Tester amendments to S.510.  Thank 
Sen. Burr for supporting the Sanders, Bennet, Boxer and Stabenow 
amendments and for supporting local food producers on the traceability 
issue.  Here are the phone numbers:
Sen. Burr (NC):         (202) 224-3154 
Sen. Hagan (NC):                                (202)-224-6342
Sen. DeMint (SC):     (202) 224-6121                              Sen. 
Graham (SC):             (202) 224-5972

2.       Call your U.S. House Representative to tell them that S.510 is 
far superior to HR.2749, the food safety bill the House passed last 
year.  Ask them to support the Senate Bill in negotiations between the 
two chambers.  Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard, (202) 224-3121, to be 
connected with your Representative’s office.

3.       If you see articles and statements claiming that “special 
interests” are watering down the bill with “exemptions for small farms,” 
set the record straight.  Make comments, blog, tweet, Facebook (is that 
a verb?)… whatever channels you use to connect with your community, help 
us get the healthy food story out there.

4.       Share CFSA’s report, Hurting NC’s Local Food Harvest, with 
media and decision makers in your community, to let them know how much 
is at stake in the fight for commonsense food safety rules.



As with the 2008 Farm Bill, the sustainable agriculture movement is 
elbowing its way to the table to protect and promote healthy food and 
farming for all.  Your support is what makes these successes possible.

Thank you."